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David Beckham doesn't stop. The new investment that could give him great benefits

E-sports have become one of the growing tendencies in the digital era. And David Beckham doesn't have the intentions to be exempt. So he made a new investment.

By Fredi Roman

E-sports have become one of the growing tendencies in the digital era. And David Beckham doesn't have the intentions to be exempt. So he made a new investment.
E-sports have become one of the growing tendencies in the digital era. And David Beckham doesn't have the intentions to be exempt. So he made a new investment.

David Beckham is definitely the greatest surprise in soccer's entrepeneurship. The English seems not to have a ceiling and continues making different investments along the most popular sport in the world. This time, the turn was to join the London Stock Exchange with a e-sports team.

Guild Esports is to become the first e-sports team to join the London Stock Exchange this autumn. The move comes as e–sports benefits from a rapidly increasing fans worldwide with some tournaments attracting a bigger audience than the traditional sport trophies like Wimbledon or the US Open.

Guild initially plans to set up and field dedicated teams to compete in four online games: Fortnite; CS:Go; Rocket League and FIFA. The franchise intends to create revenue through tournament winnings, digital marketing opportunities, sponsorship, membership, merchandise and promotional tours/events. A new kind of sports are coming and Beckham doesn't want to be exempt.

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